BAKU PODIUM
A
very different and happy podium in Baku, all
three drivers not expecting to be there
but once on it race winner Daniel Ricciardo,
second placed Valtteri Bottas and teenage rookie
Lance Stroll, in third, celebrated with relish.
Podium interviews conducted by David Coulthard.
Did anyone predict this podium – I don’t think so!
Congratulations. Can you believe you’ve won the
grand prix from 10th place?
Daniel Ricciardo: Not really. It was a crazy race.
We knew the podium was a chance after the re-
start but then we heard the problems with Lewis
and Seb. It was just a crazy race. I made an
unplanned pit stop at the beginning. After a few
laps we had some debris I think in the brakes so
we had to stop and clean it, so we dropped back
to I think 17th place. Did I think then that I would
win the race? Absolutely not. I would have put all
of my money on it that it was very unlikely. Crazy
race. This is the race we expected last year, with all
the safety cars and all the chaos and we got it this
year.
Well, it was a fantastic comeback from a difficult
quali. You kept your chin up when we spoke to you
after putting it in the wall there, so it just goes to
show you never give up.
DR: Yeah, obviously I was disappointed with the
qualy mistake but hey, I guess you have to make
these to try and find that last little bit. I knew would
be a different outcome and yeah, I said it, we had
to stay out of trouble and it certainly paid off. Big
thanks to the team, Red Bull Racing, it was nice to
get one car home and on the top step, so thanks
guys and thanks everyone that came out.